Filling and dumping device.



Patentedfiun 20, 1911.

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J. W. MARTIN & J. A. WALLACE. FILLING AND DUMPING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9, 1909.

J. W. MARTIN & 1. A. WALLACE;

FILLING AND DUMPING DEVIGE.

APPLIGATION FILED ,MAB. 9. 1909.

Patented June 20,1911

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2,

mmWAmT INVENTORS. yam MXAL);

OJJCa-MAM J. W. MARTIN & J. A. WALLACE.

FILLING AND DUMPING DEVICE.

APPLIUATIO'N FILED MAR. 9, 1909.

Patented June 20, 1911.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

INVENTORS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES WAYNE MARTIN AND JOHN A. WALLACE, OF DARLINGTQN TQWNSHII, BEAVERCOUNTY, PENNSYLVA FILLING AND DUI/[PING Application filed March 9, 1909.Serial 1713 482,228.

To all whomt't may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES WAYNE MAR- TIN and JOHN A. WALLACE, residentsof Darlington township, in the county of Beaver and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Filling andDumping Devices; and, we do hereby declare the followin clear, and exactdescription t ercof.

Our invention relates to a device for filling and dumping cars, and hasspecial reference tosuch a device for use in connection with carstraveling on inclined tracks.

The object of our inventionis to rovide a cheap simple and eflicientdevice or filling an .dumpin can be automatica 1y filled and dumped, andafter such filling the material will be automatically shutofi' untilanother ,car is in position to be filled.

Our invention consists, generally stated, in the novel arrangement,construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter more specificallyset forth and'described'and particularly pointed out in the claims.

To enable others skilled in the art to. which our invention ap ertainsto construct and use our improved evice for'filling and dumping cars, wewill describe the same more fully, referringto the accompanyingdrawings, m whichv F igu our improved device for filling and dumpincars. Fig2isa top plan' view. of one "en of the same. Fig. 3 is avertical crosssectiononthelin'e 33 Fig. 1 looking in the direction ofthe arrow. Fig.4 1s a view looking at one end-0f theisame and v '45 .topplan-view of thesame showin the de- Fig. 10 is I partly in section. Fig..5 is an enla-r ed cross-section onthe line 5 5 Fig. 1., ig. 6*"is anenlarged vertical section of the hopper and chute. Fig. 7 is anenlarged'toi) view of a portion of the pan employe Fig. 8 shows averticalee'ntral section of another. form of our invention. -Fig. 9 is avice in =its collapsed position. ,a, detail view showing the attachment.between'the posts. and hopper supporting 'lframe'in' .Flg. 1. Figs. 11and 12. are detail views showing another form of the post and frameattachment.

' Like symbols of reference-herein indicate to be a full.

cars, whereby the cars.

for 'fitting wit in a a the other hopper side re 1 is. a verticalcentral section of 21 ofsaid shutter and is held in like features ineach of the figures of the drawin s.-

As il ustrated'in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, t to a mechan ardsor post extend'u base beams 2, to which t e are removably connected bymeans of the lbwer contracted ends or pin portions 3 on said postsfitting e, Tea? i glevice is shown as applied in holes or sockets 4 insaid beams,.and a frame 5 is connected in like man "e'rT to the upperends of said posts through t e crosstheir lower ends to form thecontracted toy, in which the four stand- 7 from two of the -portions 6on. said frame. Removably fitopening 11 atsuch ends. Connected to theopening 11. 1s the chute 12 preferably 9 formed of sheet metal, which isprovided.-

with the grooved portion 13 on'threeof its upper-sides for fittin arounda tongue-portion 14 on three oft e hopper sides 8,'and with a' tongueortion 15 on one of its sides groove. portion 16 on Pivoted to two sidesof the chute l2 bye pin 17 is the shutter 18,- whichis provided with thebottom 19, rear end 20 andsides 21, and such pin passes through thesides (place by removably secured to the in 17 and extends r below thebottom 19 oi saidshutter. Between the osts 1 is the track. 24, which is.formed of t ,0 two rails .25, preferably formed of metal, andsupportedat one end on a platform 26 by a cross-beam 2 .7 between therear, posts 1, and such ends are connect,-

The out ends of the rails 25 are connected.

ed together bythe plate 28 between the same.

together by the beam 29 extending under I and between the same, and suchends are supported by the posts 1, which are removab y connected to saidbeam and to the outer p,

one of the other two base beams 2 by means of the' contracted ends orpin portions 3 on said 4 in'sai cam 29 and beams2". ,An abutment .or'stop 30 is formed on the outer ends of the rails 25' and preferablyextends across and between the same.

Resting upon the base beams 2 and. 2 and between the'posts 1 and l isthe pan 31,

preferably, formed of sheet metal and in two sections, which areremovably connected together at their inner or adjQining endsby means ofthe groovedportions 32 on the arm 42 forextending through and belowsides of the front or forward section fittin around flanges 33' on thesides of'thebacfi or rearward section, and a flange 34 on the bottom ofthe forward section fits under the bottom of the rearward section, Theouter end of the forward section of the pan 31 is open, and a tank orreceptacle 35, preferably formed of sheet metal rests upon said end andunder the front ends of the rails. 25.

A car 36'is adaptedto travel along the rails 25'ofthe track 24 throughthe wheels -37 mounted on the frame 38 of said car and engaging withsaid rails, and the body 39 of said caris pivoted at its lower front endtosaid frame, as at40. This body :39 is preferably formed of sheet metaland its front end is formed on an incline extending outward from thebottom thereof, as at 41, and secured to said front end-is a weightedthe frame 38and rails 25.

The rear of the car frame 38 has one end 7 of a rope or cord 43connected thereto,

"which extendsover a ulley 44 mounted in a bearing 46 -on the p atform26, around a weighted pulley 45, and is connected at its other end tothe rearwardly projecting portion 5' on the upper frame 5.

The use and operation of our improved filling and dumplng deviceis .asfollows-- -When the parts are assembled together, as

shown in Fig. 1 and when used as a toy,-

sand or other suitable material is placed in the hopper 7 so that itwillpass through the chute'12 from said hopper and into-the car36 underthe ,chute. which car is so positioned for loading un er said chute-thatits back or rear wheels 37 willrest, in a-depressed front 0 said wheels.When-fa sufficient amount of the material has passed into the car 36 tocounter-balance the weighted pulle '45, the said car will pass by itsback whee s 37 over the raised portions 25 the "has thus passed fromunder the shutter 18- rails 25 and from under: the chute 12, so thatsaid car with its loadlwill then pass down the track 24. After theloaded e a-r36 andthe chute 12, such shutter being pivoted on such chuteand itsi a'ear end 20- belng heavier than ilsforward end, this movementof the car aotto throw or .tilt said shut-' polsts fitting in the holesor sockets passing around said pulley and the ortion 25; in the rails2'5 and in ranged that the; parts 0 ter to its normal position,asindicated bv dotted linesin Fig. 1, and thereby shut off the materialpassing through said chute from the hopper 7 by the packing of suchmaterial in the space between the bottom 9 of the shutter and the lowerend of said chute. The car 36 will thus continue to travel down thetrack 24 and will raise the weighted pulley '45 through the cord 43Pulley 44 and such cord being connected to said car and the frameportion 5'; and when the said car has reached the lowerend of said trackthe' weighted arm 42 on such car will come in contact with the beam 29which will act to throw the material in the can forward, which will actto tilt the car body .39 for- 7 ward on its pivot, as shown by dottedlines in Fig. 1, and dum body into the tank 35. The car 36 will be heldin place on the track-24 by the stop 30 on said track for. en aging withthe wheels 37 on said car, and a ter being thus emptied the car 36 willbe drawn back or up the said track by the lowering of the weightedpulley 45, and the weighted arm 42 will return the empty body 39 ontothe car frame 38. 'When the car 36, has thus been drawn up .the

track 24 and reaches a position under the chute 12, sothat its backwheels 37 have passed-into the depressed portions 25, the weight 45' onthe pulley 45 will rest on the bottom of the pan 3, and the 'rearend.2'0 of the car body 39 will engage with the arm 23 which is suitablysecured to the shutter 18 and on' the pivot-pin17, in the said chute forshutter 18, which will tilt the said shut:

ter to the inclined position shown in full the material from said linesFig. 1 to open the said chute for again filling the car with materialfrom the hopper 7, by such material passing from the hopper 7 downthrough said chute and out the open end of said shutter into the car .to

fill the same. vAfter being thus filled the car.

36 can travel down the track 24 and such material dumped therefromasbefore de'-. scribed. These operations of filling the car 39 anddumping the same are continuously carried out as long as the material iscontained in the hopper-7, which material can be fedthereto .or acertain'amount'used and, when said hopper is. empty and the tank 35'filled, the said tank can be lifted from' the pan 31 and the materialdumped back into the. said hopper. It will thus be seen that in the formjust described our improved device for filling and dumping cars issoarthe same can be easily and quickly set up for operating and takingdown for packing or storing, as the posts for supportlngthe hopper frameand track are removably connected thereto and to the base beams underthe pan, and such pan has two of the base beams under the two sectionsof the same, and such sections are {u -Figs. -8"to 12; our improveddevice for filling anddumping cars isshown in a aother form for beingcollapsed or folded when used as a toy, which consistsin employingonlytwo posts for supporting the frame 5 and hopper 7 instead of fourand these posts 1" are hinged at theirlower ends, as at 46 to the bottomof a single section pan 31,

which is preferably formedof wood. The" frame 5 carries the hopper 7within the same and is loosely connected to the posts 1" by means of abolt 47 passing through said posts and frame, and aspring catch 4K8 fitsloosely around. said bolt and is adapted'to en age with said partsthrough fitting by a 110 e 49 therein over a pin 49 ,omsaid posts andwithin a seat 50 therein. The cord 43 in this case passes around apifiey 44.- on the hopper- 7 instead of being at ched to the frame -5and around the pulley 43 to be attached to the car body 39 at ohe end.The

pulley 43' is 'mounted on the rails of the rear end of thetjrack 24instead of on the platform 26 on the osts 1, and the other end oLthecord'43 a ter' passing around the j pulley -13 is, connected .toa-we1ght42. The

dumping end of the .track 24 is supported by theposts' l which arehinged at 51 at their lower ends .to the bottom ofthe pan 31,

and such track .is. held in position between and on the postsl" and l bythe blocks 51 on the bottom of said track coming in contact with andengaging with the. rear of the c'ross beams 27 and- .29 on said posts.When thus assembled this form of the device just described is operatedin the same; manner as the form .previousl described and can be usedWithout a tan r, if desired, for catchingithe dumpings from the car, ifdesired, as in the case'when used as a'toy at the seashore or mothersandy'places or in connec- ",tion with a sand pile, and in which casethe material can be placed within the hopper in any suitable manner. I I

In, collapsing or folding, the hopper 7 is removed'from the frame 5' andthe cord 43 is disconnected from said hopper and .car'

a 36,. so that the car can be then removed,

the track 25 is iemoved from the posts '1 "and l", which will permit thesaid. posts to u mannerand will not require much attention be foldeddown into thepan 31, as shown in Fig. 9 and'by dotted lines in Fig.8,.and'

the catch 48 removed from'the pin'49 on the posts 1 to permit the irame5 to b'e'turned on the bolt 4:7 acting as a hinge and be fold-- ed intosaid pan, as shown in saidfigures.

After these parts. are thus collapsed-the;-

hopper: 7, car 25, cord 43 and pulley l5, with E the track 25 can'beplaced "Witliin the pan 31 and againstthe folded parts therein andthereby enable a small and compact form for the same in shipping orpacking.- Iii-desired, the frame 5 and posts" 1 danbef'attached orconnected together b '.;th'e=-sai;d frame fitting within a slot" 52in'the said posts, as shown ingFigs. 11, and 12 and rest ing upon ashoulder 52' forinedat the bo tom of said slots. 7

Various other modifications and changes in the use, design andconstruction of our improved filling and dumping device may be resortedto without departing from thr. spirit of the invention or sacrificingany of its advantages.

It will thus be seen that our improved filling and dumping-devicewhenused as a toy can be packed or stored in-a very'small space forshippingor handling andthe parts being capable of separation, some ofwhich bein also formed in sections, will enable their being assembledortaken apart ra idly and conveniently at all times: by a c ild, and whenin use will form an automatic Working device for use as an amusement.The parts are strong and durable, are not liable to et out of order, andwhen set up in position will form a rigid and securely connected devicein all its connections and operations. When used as a device the toy,occupies very little room when set up in position and can be used inconnection with various kinds of materials that are available. Thedevice, as a toy, can be made knock-down, portable, foldable or collasible as and. orms a neat and finis ed article m amusement for childrenin the home, yard, sea-- shore or other desirable places Withoutliability of injury to anyone using The same.

It will be evident that our in proved filling and .dum'pingdevice can heused for a variety of other purposes other than that as a mechanicaltoy, and in a practical manner for the handling of various materialssuch as coal, sand, grain, etc., in which casethe' device can be used asan automatic ap-- paratus in the 'filling of cars and dumping of thesame into railroad cars or other recep-' tacles for thepurpose of shiment. In such uses, the device can be app ied to difierent appliancesfor different materials and will enable thehandling ofgthe samewithoutthe employment ofmanual labor. It Wlll. also .be obvious that insuch uses the various.

parts of the device can be supported and connected together in a rigidand secure while operating in the handling of various materials. poses,suchas at mines,'t1pples, etc'., it can hen used for practical pureasilybe connected to theappliances at such places without interfering. withany of; the dev'icescommonly used and will form a distinct adjunct tothe same' and if necessary the shutter can be operated by hand.

What We claim as our-invention and desire to seizure by Letters Patentis-- 1. A filling and dumping'device ,comppi sing a hopper a track, acar on said track provided with a pivoted body, means .enaged by the carto open said hopper and oad said car, means for causin the car to ascendthe track, and means pen ent on said car 'body adapted to be engaged bysaid 7 track to tilt sald body for dumping the same.

. 2. A filling and dumping device comprising a hopper, a track, acar onsaid track provided 'with a pivote d\body, means en- WAYNE MARTIN i andfaged by the car to open said hopper and oad said car, means for causingthe car to ascend the track, and a weighted arm depending from said carbody and adapted to be engaged by said track to tilt said body fordumping the same. 7

In testimony whereofj we, the said JAMES have hereunto set our hands.

JAMES WAYNE MARTIEN. JOHN A. WALLACE.

Witnesses:

S. E. MAXWELL. MARY HARVEY.

OHN A.- WALLA0n,

